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01-12-2017 | Review Article

Sacral fractures: classification and management

Authors: Nicholas M. Beckmann, Naga R. Chinapuvvula

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 6/2017

Abstract

Sacral fractures are a common component of pelvic fracture patterns and are an increasingly diagnosed injury both due to increased utilization of CT in trauma evaluation as well as an increasing rate of sacral fragility fractures as a result of an increase in general population age. Innovations in minimally invasive surgical techniques have also resulted in an increasing number of sacral fractures undergoing surgical management. It is vital that physicians practicing in an emergency setting are aware of the injury patterns and management of this increasingly injured and treated component of the bony pelvis. This article reviews the sacral anatomy as well as discusses the role of imaging and imaging appearance of sacral fractures. Sacral fracture patterns are described along with both historic and newer classification systems for sacral fractures and current management of sacral fracture.

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Title: Sacral fractures: classification and management
Authors: Nicholas M. Beckmann
Naga R. Chinapuvvula
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-017-1533-3

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